BACKGROUND Leadership and management training has become increasingly important in the education of health care professionals. Previous research has shown the benefits that a network provides to its members, such as access to resources and information, but ideas for creating these networks vary. This study used social network analysis to explore the interactions among Central American Healthcare Initiative (CAHI) Fellowship alumni and learn more about information sharing, mentoring, and project development activities among alumni. The CAHI Fellowship provides leadership and management training for multidisciplinary healthcare professionals to reduce health inequities in the region. Access to a network was previously reported as one of the top benefits of the program. RESULTS Information shared from the work of 100 CAHI fellows from six countries, especially within the same country, was analyzed. Mentoring relationships clustered around professions and project types, and networks of joint projects clustered by country. Mentorship, which CAHI management promoted, and joint project networks, in which members voluntarily engaged, had similar inclusiveness ratios. CONCLUSION Social networks are strategic tools for health care leadership development programs to increase their impact by promoting interactions among participants. These programs can amplify intergenerational and intercountry ties by organizing events, provide opportunities for alumni to meet, assign mentors, and support collaborative action groups. Collaborative networks have great value to potentiate health professionals' leadership and management capabilities in a resource-constrained setting, such as the Global South.

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通过管理和领导力发展连接中美洲的医疗保健专业人员：社交网络分析。

背景技术领导和管理培训在卫生保健专业人员的教育中已变得越来越重要。先前的研究表明，网络可以为其成员提供好处，例如访问资源和信息，但是创建这些网络的想法各不相同。这项研究使用社交网络分析来探索中美洲医疗保健计划（CAHI）奖学金与校友之间的互动，并更多地了解校友之间的信息共享，指导和项目开发活动。CAHI奖学金为多学科医疗保健专业人员提供领导和管理培训，以减少该地区的医疗不平等现象。据报道，访问网络是该计划的最大优势之一。结果信息共享来自六个国家的100名CAHI研究员，特别是在同一国家/地区进行了分析。指导关系围绕专业和项目类型聚集，联合项目网络按国家聚集。CAHI管理层提倡的指导和成员自愿参与的联合项目网络具有相似的包容率。结论社交网络是卫生保健领导力发展计划的战略工具，可通过促进参与者之间的互动来增加其影响。这些计划可以通过组织活动来扩大代际和国家间的联系，为校友提供见面，指派导师并支持协作行动小组的机会。协作网络对于在资源匮乏的环境（例如全球南方）中增强卫生专业人员的领导和管理能力具有巨大的价值。